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What does "Give it a rest." mean?

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    "To give it a rest" is used to tell somebody to stop talking about something because they are annoying you.
    "To give something a rest" means to stop doing something for a while.

    Stop doing something.

    http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Give+it+a+rest!

    I say this to my students who constantly complain about how much homework all their teachers give them because it interferes with their social life.

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